Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 pound pinto beans (soaked overnight and drained)
• 1 pound pork sausage
• 1 small white onion (diced)
• 6 cups water
• 2 tablespoons beef bouillon paste
• 2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (chop the peppers, or just adobo sauce.)
• 10 ounces tomatoes and green chiles (undrained)
• 6 medium garlic clove (minced)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Instructions

1. 1

   In a skillet, brown your pork sausage and onion and drain.

2. 2

   Place the beans, beef, and 6 cups of water in the slow cooker.

3. 3

   Add the remaining ingredients and stir gently.

4. 4

   Cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 8-10 hours. I like to stir the beans a couple of times during the cooking process. It seems the help the beans to cook consistency so that some aren't hard while others are mushy.

5. 5

   You can serve these beans with a slotted spoon for a side dish or with a ladle as a soup!